Due to a lack of rain in combination with low humidity and strong winds, the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning across the region from noon until 6 p.m. Friday.

A work van crashed into a Harford County home, striking the house’s gas meter and igniting a fire that ripped through the house.

November is here, the foliage looks like fall and the holidays are approaching. Pull out your favorite cozy sweater, grab a hot chocolate and start planning your week with some events in Howard County for the week ending Nov. 13.

Members of the Board of Estimates voted Wednesday to formally end the city’s contract with Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. The contract will run through Jan. 20.

The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a Code Orange and Code Yellow air quality alert for Baltimore and its surrounding counties.

Despite the not-so-fall weather, getting cozy and grabbing some marshmallows and hot dogs to roast by the fire sounds like the perfect way to really soak in all the autumn vibes. But weather officials are warning against this activity due to an increased fire risk.

Former Mayors Kurt Schmoke, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Bernard C. “Jack” Young encouraged voters to vote in favor of Question F. Their backing was announced by Baltimore for a New Harborplace, a group that has been trying to mobilize support for the redevelopment.

It’s smelly and iconic. The Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Dundalk has made its mark on Halloween as one couple’s duo costume.

If you dare to explore the Patapsco Female Institute, one thing is certain: you won’t be alone. Three familiar ghosts will be at your side. They’re known as Annie, The Shadow and The Gentleman. They all have their own stories and they are all locked in time at the Institute.

Halloween is officially here. From trick or treating to a sound bath, you can choose your level of spooky for the week ending Nov. 6.

Leaders of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts sought to reassure the arts community at a virtual town hall that breaking away from the city would not have negative impacts on artists and programs, though there are unknowns.

A Glen Burnie man has been sentenced in the fatal attack on a Brooklyn Park father who refused to produce his son for an angry group of adults and boys outside their home last year.

President Biden visited Bmore Licks in Canton to enjoy ice cream with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks.

Three rowhomes caught on fire in the 300 block of Loneys Lane in Ellwood Park-Monument on Monday afternoon.

A Windsor Mill woman was sentenced last week to more than five years in prison for attempting to fraudulently receive more than $3 million in COVID-19 CARES Act loans to pay for a Jamaican vacation and more.

Howard County Police teamed with Loyola University Maryland interns and NamUs to create an AI-generated image of an unidentified woman who died in 1971 — the county’s longest cold case — in hopes of identifying the Jane Doe.

Five seats are up for grabs. Here’s where the candidates stand on issues like cellphones and building new schools.

From a 7K run to glow-in-the-dark yoga, here are seven things for you to do in Howard County for the week ending Oct. 30.

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the deadly crash on Interstate 695 last year that killed six highway workers.

Dozens of workers at NAFCO, a seafood distributor in Jessup, were sickened after eating a Filipino noodle dish that was prepared elsewhere and brought onto the property, said representatives for the company.